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7 Discussion of PATH Goal II--Improve Technology Transfer, Development, and Adoption Through Information Dissemination
Pages 31-37

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... PATH is the best federal program we have seen to date for increasing the knowledge of innovation in housing construction and promoting innovation. PATH is sponsoring several ongoing research efforts to model the innovation diffusion process using NAHBRC's data on the diffusion of highly innovative products.
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... MR. SPEAR: There is an excellent example already in place, the HUD-funded affordable housing design advisory Web site at www.designadvisor.org.
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... That provides immediate data on which to base revisions and management decisions as well as a long-term performance measure. Performance measures need to be timely and provide relevant information to program managers.
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... by addressing issues of profound importance. Every two years some major technological issue comes up in the homebuilding business.
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From page 35...
... For example, responding to the recent hurricanes, ToolBase is steering people toward materials, mold resistance, gypsum, alternatives to plywood, and other topics of interest. The most important thing is ensure that the popular search engines list the site.
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From page 36...
... Public service advertisements are also a possibility. There is also an opportunity to connect PATH to editorial departments of various McGraw-Hill magazines, such as Architectural Record, Engineering News Record, Design Build, My House, and 10 regional publications.
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... There are student chapters of professional and trade organizations and many universities have industry advisory counsels that provide an existing network. There is also a national consortium of university housing research programs that is a focal point for housing issues.
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